Bulldogs, Wooden Shoes Nab Tennis Wins

CHAMPAIGN -- Effingham St. Anthony traveled to Champaign St. Thomas More and picked up a 6-3 tennis victory Tuesday.

The Bulldogs picked up four singles wins. Kelly Rentfrow went 6-2, 1-6, 5-1 at No. 1. Tierney Hammer took the No. 3 spot, 6-4, 6-2. Mary Claire Wegman won the No. 4 position, 2-6, 6-4, 3-1. Claire Wortman then won the No. 5 spot, 6-0, 6-3.

In doubles, the Bulldogs nabbed No. 2 and No. 3. Hammer and Wegman were 8-1 winners while Wortman and Chloe Malone won 8-4.

In a junior varsity match, St. Anthony won 6-2.

At Champaign

Singles

No. 1 -- Kelly Rentfrow (SA) defeated Mia Stipes (ST), 6-2, 1-6, 5-1

No. 2 -- Carolilne Waddell (ST) defeated Anna Schutzbach (SA), 6-3, 6-0

No. 3 -- Tierney Hammer (SA) defeated Maddie King (ST), 6-4, 6-2

No. 4 -- Mary Claire Wegman (SA) defeated Izzy Schmitt (ST), 2-6, 6-4, 3-1

No. 5 -- Claire Wortman (SA) defeated Ellen Sobeski (ST), 6-0, 6-3

No. 6 -- Delaney Tressler (ST) defeated Chloe Malone (SA), 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 -- Stipes-Waddell (ST) defeated Rentfrow-Schutzbach (SA), 8-4

No. 2 -- Hammer-Wegman (SA) defeated King-Tressler (ST), 8-1

No. 3 -- Wortman-Malone (SA) defeated Gunderson-Blomberg (ST), 8-4

Junior Varsity Match

Megan Hodge (SA) won 6-2

Maryann Saba-Makenzie Koenig (SA) won 6-4

Saba-Hodge (SA) won 6-3

Koenig-Keri McGuire (SA) won 6-3

Reese Buenker-Evi Malone (SA) lost 6-2

Rachel Wortman-Malone (SA) won 7-5

Koenig-Saba (SA) won 6-0

McGuire-Buenker (SA) lost 6-2

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis claimed an 8-1 victory over Robinson to even its record at 5-5.

The Wooden Shoes won five of the six singles matches. Kaitlin Deters won at No. 1, 6-3, 6-4; Audra Breer took No. 2, 1-6, 6-2 6-3; Christa Schwinke claimed a win, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3, Lauren Hemmen was a 6-2, 6-4 winner at No. 4 and Taylor Hartke won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5.

In doubles the Shoes swept. Schwinke-Breer won 6-2, 6-3 while Deters-L. Hemmen won 6-2, 6-0. Allison Apke and Claire Hemmen took the No. 3 spot, 6-3, 7-5.

At Teutopolis

Singles

No. 1 -- Kaitlin Deters (TT) defeated Madi Buchanan-Katie Beals (R), 6-3, 6-4

No. 2 -- Audra Breer (TT) defeated Katie Beals (R), 1-6, 6-2, 6-3

No. 3 -- Christa Schwinke (TT) defeated  Lillie Hargis (R), 6-0, 6-0

No. 4 -- Lauren Hemmen (TT) defeated Melissa Jenkins (R), 6-2, 6-4

No. 5 -- Taylor Hartke (TT) defeated Brooke Taylor (R), 6-1, 6-2

No. 6 -- Avianna Becker (R) defeated Sarah Thoele (TT), 6-2, 7-6

Doubles

No. 1 -- Schwinke-Breer (TT) defeated Buchanan-Beals (R), 6-2, 6-3

No. 2 -- Deters-L. Hemmen (TT) defeated Hargis-Jenkins (R), 6-2, 6-0

No. 3 -- Allison Apke-Claire Hemmen (TT) defeated Reagan Stephens-Abbie Blunier (R), 6-3, 7-5